Demand for constant product innovation and iteration in today’s world pushes the limits of what most executives have been trained to handle. New competition and heightened customer expectations change the paradigms of effective problem-solving for all organizations—from Fortune 500 companies to startups, non-profits, and the public sector. What leaders need in order to evolve their…
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SHARE DESIGN THINKING WITH THE WORLD We are thrilled to invite you to beta test our new virtual Crash Course series of creative and intelligent teaching tools. Visit our Crash Course page NOW and add yourself to the d.school heatmap. This virtual Crash Course has custom-created videos, handouts, and facilitation tips to help you as…
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Background on the #dgift Project This project is an immersive activity meant to give participants a full cycle through the design thinking process in as short a time as possible. The project itself gives facilitators the opportunity to touch on the fundamental values of the d.school—human-centered design, a bias towards action, and a culture of…
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Our esteemed judges have announced the following news upon completion of the d.school’s first hackathon, 48 hours of deep dives into design thinking with the purpose of bringing it to the wider world: Two pictured teams, d.canvas (Dianna Kane, Josh Schwartzman, Poyi Chen, and Katie Johnson) and Overlay.d (Brantley Beaird, Yuri de Souza, Michael Revell,…
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The 150 people who started this weekend as relative strangers as part of the d.school’s first hackathon are presenting their work live this afternoon to members of the public and a panel of expert judges and investors. We’re floored by the creativity and range of the professionals who participated, not to mention the huge potential…
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Over 36 hours into the weekend, there is still incredible energy across about a dozen diverse teams hacking away on a wide variety of projects to address this hackathon’s challenge to Bring Design Thinking to the World. After organizing together out of 125 unacquainted participants early on Friday night, the diversity in backgrounds and approaches…
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The weekend workshop HACK.d is underway with professional designers, developers, and other smart creators from as far away as Chile collaborating to bring design thinking to the world. We’re shocked and awed by the involvement of the 125 people who have come to take part in the d.school’s inaugural hackathon. First conceived of two weeks…
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THE HASSO PLATTNER INSTITUTE OF DESIGN @ STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESENTS “HACK.d” The d.school is hosting its inaugural hackathon to build creative technical solutions to bring Design Thinking to the world. We’re bringing together a diverse network of developers, designers, makers, and the broader d.school community to prototype and explore new ways to make the d.school’s unparalleled library…
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“HACK.d” ON JANUARY 27-29, 2012 Exactly one week from TODAY we’ll be hosting the first-ever HACK.d weekend here at the d.school. It’ll be a 48-hour hackathon for a weekend of interdisciplinary collaboration and prototyping. CLICK HERE TO RSVP and GET ALL THE DETAILS. The kick-off will take place next Friday, 1/27 at 7pm in the Atrium. There…
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